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Week of June 18th, 2012
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Kelliher Minor Soccer
UNDER 10 TEAM
Back: Coach Alex Antoneshyn, Katelynn Bickert, Ethan Duda, Jonathon Filarchuk,
Tyler Kotylak, Zane Antoneshyn, Therien Ballantyne, Catherine Battyanie
Front: Sarah Jones, Mallory Tillotson, Holly Moore, Cassidy Kish, and Emily Jones
Missing: Trinity Badarm, Chaz Longman, Taneja Wolfe, Karry Taniskishayinew,
Dusty Manitopyes, Jared Krall, Lane Sorgen, Aydan Kinequon
UNDER 12/14 TEAM
Back: Michael Kish, Zach Antoneshyn, Brendan Bulych, Leonardo Marroquin,
Kevin Lawrence, Eric Cockwill, Jaden Wolfe, Coach Michele Reti
Middle: Alexis Joey Windigo, Emily Cooper, Alyssa Antoneshyn,
Jadyss Wolfe, April Sciog, Ashley Lekach
Front: Adam Thompson, Austin Moore, Zach Antoneshyn
Missing: Hailey Kinequon, Jaylynn Kinequon
Another soccer season
has come to a close. This
year, Kelliher Minor Soccer had five teams with 85
players registered from the
areas
of
Lestock,
Muskowekwan
First
Nation, Leross, Lipton,
Kelliher and Ituna.
We are happy to say
that we now have new
team jerseys for four out
of the five teams. Many
were sponsored by local
businesses and organizations. They look very
sharp and sport our new
club logo designed by
Misty Cooper.
All teams took part in
the annual SoccerFest.
For the first time EVER,
we registered an Under 18
team with Kelliher Minor
Soccer. The Under 18
team had their Soccerfest
on June 3rd in Kelliher
UNDER 8 TEAM
Back: Coach Serena Cockwill (missing Coach Kristen Cisik)
Middle: Aiden Otway, Ashley Windigo, Dylan Moore, Jodi Filarchuk,
McKenna Michelson, Carson Tillotson
Front: Trey Bashutski, Colton Bashutski, James Battyanie,
Reyder Thomas, Ellysha Stoyko
Missing: Ava Verreault, Gage Hunter, Russell Akan, Fayth Pinacie, Courage
Straightnose, Deondre Manitopyes, & Tia Bellrose
UNDER 18 TEAM
Back: Liam Lamming, Jordan Ivey, Clay Murry, Jamee Ivey, Coach Laurie Kayter,
Brandon Kayter, Sam Larsen, Brennan Fazakas, Jonathon Salyniuk
Middle: Nicole Lekach, Serena Cockwill, Jessica Cooper, Chelsey Byblow,
Alyssa Antoneshyn, Ashley Lekach
Front: Tracey Laurence and Rebbecca Marroquin
Missing: Alex Budd, Kealey Hannah, Kim Yasinowski, Barry Hanes
(organized by Laurie
Kayter of Kelliher). The
Under 6, 8, and 10 teams
joined in on the Soccerfest
event which took place in
Fort Qu'appelle and Balcarres on June 15th and
16th. Both events were
sponsored by the Qu'appelle Valley Soccer Asso-
ciation. All teams enjoyed
their games and received
medals to commemorate
their participation.
The Under 14 team is
proud to say that they are
undefeated for the 2012
season. Congratulations
to Michele Reti and the
Under 14 team on such an
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amazing accomplishment.
Congratulations to all
players for their great
effort and attitudes. We
are truly grateful to our
amazing coaches for
everything they have done
for us.
Submitted by
Danielle Moore
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30th Anniversary of the
Kenosee Lake Needlecraft Guild
Shelterbelt petitions handed to
MP Andrew Scheer
Kenosee Lake Needlecraft Guild
Photo by Pam Sieben, Kenosee Lake
30th Anniversary of
the Kenosee Lake Needlecraft Guild celebrated by
Luncheon and cake & ice
cream with all members at
Four Seasons Community
Center after the meal
Wednesday, June 13, 2012.
After doing a morning’s worth of quilting or
preparations on the annual
quilt at the Four Seasons
Center nearly 30 ladies
gathered for a noon luncheon. They gather about
once a month to luncheon
at various places in the
area but this was special. A
30th Anniversary of the
inception of their group.
Eight former members
arrived to take part in the
festivities. Four tables of
about eight people per
table enjoyed lunch together with few empty seats.
Since many have moved
away it was a joy to
reunite with everyone.
Some of the out of town
guests were Dorothy
Moore, Jean Behr, Jean
Hindmarch, from Carlyle
now; Norma Charleton,
Weyburn; and Sharon
Cameron from Arcola.
There were four other
invitations sent but they
were unable to come
including
Gladys
Carmichael and Ruth
Dixon from Carlyle; Marg
Campbell & Doris Stewart
from Weyburn.
Margie McCarthy
gave a warm but brief welcome to the group.
Pam Sieben, one of
the newer needlecraft
members, was the “designated photographer”. She
took photographs of the
assembled group. After the
luncheon the group of
ladies drove back to the
Four Seasons Community
Center in the Village of
Kenosee Lake.
The organizers and
helpers for the day had
prepared a grand “30th
Anniversary” Cake amid a
beautiful welcoming sight
of white tablecloths spread
over tables forming a
group - solidarity without
any political stripes. The
celebrating of the last 30
years continued over cake
and ice cream where the
women have done needlecraft work on the annual
quilt, annual afghan and
some have done other knitting and crocheting work
as well as those coming to
cheer and socialize with
the group. No one has ever
been excluded from the
group despite lack of
needlecraft skills! Commendable.
Every year there is an
annual quilt worked on
and tickets sold before
Christmas and each year
there is a lucky draw made
and quilt/afghan/other
work given out. Winners in
the draws for the year
2011 were: Quilt - Betty
Beatty; Afghan winnerColleen Reed; and a Wall
Hanging by Anna WagarAudrey Shauf. All winners
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People have come to
Kenosee Lake from many
communities in the north,
south, east and the west
bringing their talents with
needle and thread with
them. Once everyone was
seated, guests included,
Pam Sieben asked for all
to say their name, where
they were from and when
they had arrived at
Kenosee Lake. Starting as
early as the 1930’s, every
decade was mentioned;
right to the last ten years
when the newest members
have joined the fold. From
Gainsborough several
came one having always
done “Family quilts and
cross-stitching.” One came
in 1976 and the other has
been here for 20 years.
Some arriving with “…. no
history of stitches!” Some
arrived in the ’60s and
made pillows and scarves.
Some arrived - before or
after “12 pairs of socks” and were thrust into teaching roles with no thought
of comfort! “The stitch is
the thing!” Some crocheted Some knit. Sharon
Cameron of Arcola
showed the gathering 10
year mugs that she had
purchased. Mugs with the
wording -“10th anniversary 1981-1991” - Sharon
returned the mugs to the
center on the 30th anniversary. Nice touch,
At least one quilting
member was called “a true
quilter!” having joined the
few people who’ve quilted
since “… knee high to a
grasshopper!” One member had done “Crazy
quilts!” before or after
arriving in 1989. Some had
been here for 35 years and
more. Others enjoyed
working on pillows, knitting, crocheting, sewing,
needlecraft and more than
a few mentioned sociability. There were several
other members who were
not able to be here for this
30th anniversary for various reasons. Winners all!
Submitted by
Barbara Haddow
On June 9th, 2012, Bruce Neill, spokesperson for the Save the Prairie Shelterbelt Program, presented MP, Andrew Scheer, a petition with thousands of signatures
asking the Prime Minister to reconsider the decision to terminate this 110 year-old
Program. The Prairie Shelterbelt Program currently promotes tree planting and supplies 3 to 5 million seedlings annually in partnership with rural land owners across
the prairies. This Program is now slated to end as of December 2013.
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SASKATCHEWAN SUSTAINABILITY by Jim Harding
What’s to come of Fort San? - Part II
Sustainable communities that can weather the
ups-and-downs of the
global economy will have
to build on their regional
historical heritage. In
2007, when the Village of
Fort San was designating
the sanatorium buildings
as heritage, local MLA
Glen Hart commented,
“Far too often in this
province we are too ready
to tear buildings down –
buildings that people from
other countries, particularly Europe, would be
astonished that we are not
preserving ... And I think
future generations may
want to ask why we didn’t
do that”.
The mission statement
of the award-winning Calling Lakes Planning District Commission, which
includes Fort San, is suggesting change, saying,
“We will strive to find a
sense of balance in the
environment including
land and water, rich historical, cultural, heritage
and economic dimensions
of our communities.” But
the transition from the old
business model based primarily on expansion and
greed to one committed to
heritage and sustainability
won’t come easy. Sometimes there is a “chill” in
communities as those who
depend on local businesses
remain shy or afraid to
speak out on the importance of celebrating local
heritage. Sometimes business transactions aren’t
that transparent so local
people don’t find out
what’s happened to historic sites until it’s too late.
FLIPPING PROPERTY
Fort San’s heritage
redevelopment was challenged from the start. Public property is to be disposed of through a process
that includes other government departments, municipalities, First Nations and
only then private developers. With no provincial
departments wanting the
property one might have
expected it to go to the
municipality where it
existed, Fort San. Instead
it went to the Town of Fort
Qu’Appelle, which then
turned it over to private
developers, which could
be seen as “jumping the
cue”. Fort San has since
changed hands several
times and concerns persist
that it’s being valued for
land speculation rather
than for heritage redevelopment.
A CLEAR VIEW
The latest owner is
Echo Valley Resorts
owned by the Chaplin
family, which also owns
ClearView Development,
Stone Ridge Reality and
the local Woodland Rona
store. One might be
encouraged of their commitment to heritage from
reading on Stone Ridge’s
website: “rich with history, Fort Qu’Appelle is
home to a number of significant landmarks including the original 1897 Hudson’s Bay Company store,
the Qu’Appelle Tuberculosis Sanatorium (Fort San)
and the Treaty 4 Governance Centre”. On their
ClearView website, it says
“the family at ClearView is
about giving back”, highlighting “Local products.
Local employment for
trades people. Local charities.”
The Chaplins have
preserved the Hudson Bay
Co. store in downtown
Fort Qu’Appelle. They
recently bought the historic Hanson-Ross Pottery
studio. They tried to purchase the 100 year Old
Central School which the
Town instead designated
as heritage to be refurbished as the non-profit
Qu’Appelle Valley Centre
for the Arts.
The Hudson Bay
building has sometimes
benefitted the local community and the arts but
now houses the corporate
offices for Stone Ridge
and ClearView Development. One of ClearView’s
new projects is Camp
Gilwell where the historic,
refurbished Dr. Seymour
house, build in 1881 and
used by the Boy Scouts
since 1929, quickly went
under the wrecking ball to
make room for a lakeside
subdivision. This is a
shame; with some imaginative commitment to the
cultural planning approach
embraced by Towns in the
region this unique building
might have housed a
tourist-attracting museum
highlighting the central
role that Seymour played
in the province’s public
health, including Fort
sanatorium and Medicare.
This is no small story;
before his death Dr. Seymour was Canada’s representative on public health
at the League of Nations.
RE-USE PLANS
We can’t continue to
miss these opportunities to
highlight heritage; if we
lose the building we quickly start to lose the important story that goes along
with it. Fort San holds a
big Saskatchewan story
and it was taken over by
developers who were fully
aware of its heritage designation and of the Village’s
Official Community Plan.
Yet,
in
spite
of
ClearView’s promotional
blurb about heritage, it’s
unclear what’s in store for
Fort San. Why has no reuse plan yet come forward?
I tried to get an
answer. While waiting for
a return call from the
owner I spoke to
ClearView’s Director of
Development who told me
“I’m not at liberty to say
at this point”. I decided to
look for myself and drove
to the grand Fort San site
to find it barricaded with a
blue metal fence. The historic plaque put up in 1978
about “The Fight Against
Tuberculosis” was difficult
to locate behind the metal
fence. A “No Trespassing
– Violators will be prosecuted” sign hung overhead. A huge wood beam
blocked the road into the
three large heritage buildings which weren’t easily
visible behind the overgrown trees. Roofs were
clearly in disrepair, with
some eaves broken and
falling down. Some windows and doors were covered with plywood, while
many others were broken
or simply left open. It
looks like a pillaged site.
I decided to talk to
people in the Village and
found that in the fall of
2010 the Heritage Conservation Branch made several observations and recommendations to ClearView
to protect the Fort San heritage buildings. The owner
was contacted by the Village in the spring and
again in the fall of 2011,
setting out the responsibilities to maintain the
grounds and preserve the
buildings. Based on what I
saw, these recommendations have been ignored.
The owner has even indicated that he now wants to
demolish one of the designated buildings, the Nurses
Residence, which is falling
into disrepair.
DEMOLITION BY
NEGLECT
Such “demolition by
neglect” is not socially or
legally acceptable; the
Heritage Property Act is
clear about this. Section 31
says: “Where, through
neglects or lack of maintenance, the integrity or
existence of the designated
property is placed in jeopardy, the council of the
municipality in which the
property is situated may,
by order, require the registered owner of that property to undertake any specific repairs or other measures that the council considers necessary to preserve the property.”
The municipality then
gives “14 days written
notice of its intention to
issue an order”. If there is
no objection or referral of
“the matter to the review
board”, an order is issued
providing “a period of at
least 90 days for the registered owner…to comply
with the order”. If the
owner “fails to comply”,
the municipality “without
further notice may perform
the repairs”. The municipality is then “deemed to
have an interest in the
land” and “may register
an interest based on the
costs” and “may charge
interest to the registered
owners”. If the property
sells “the costs and interest incurred are to be
repaid
to
the
municipality”.
Just prior to completing my research, owner
Jim Chaplin returned my
call. From that conversation it became clear that a
reuse plan, which he
described as a probably a
“Resort Conference Centre”, is in the very distant
future, perhaps “ten
years”. Also, he gave me
no indication of plans to
maintain the buildings in
the intervening period.
Chaplin said he couldn’t
do anything about the vandalism. It seems that stewardship of this important
provincial heritage site is
lacking or non-existent.
The unique history of
the Fort Sanatorium calls
out for some sensible and
sensitive awareness of history and heritage and the
working of this into the
fabric of social and eco-
nomic development. There
is a move underway in
many parts of the province
to incorporate cultural
planning into local economic development. The
rich history of the Qu’Appelle Valley, and the
preservation and redevelopment of the Fort Sanatorium presents a unique
opportunity for this new
perspective to be applied.
What will be the next
“chapter” in the saga of the
grand but presently abandoned Fort Sanatorium?
Jim Harding is a
retired professor of environmental and justice
studies who lives in the
Qu’Appelle Valley.
Why Sask. booze prices are so
high by Murray Mandryk
The Saskatchewan
Liquor and Gaming
Authority (SLGA) made
$442 million in 2010-11 $215 million of which
came from profits from the
sale of alcohol.
Unfortunately, this is
about all we know about
how booze pricing works
in Saskatchewan - a concern for Provincial Auditor
Bonnie Lysyk.
In her recent 2012
annual Provincial Auditor's
report, Lysyk concluded
that the SLGA should
development "a more
proactive, transparent, customer-focused strategy for
buying liquor that is also
more transparent."
"SLGA's current liquor
pricing policy does not
provide it with an incentive
to negotiate lower costs for
liquor products," Lysyk
concluded in her report.
"Under the current policy,
lower costs reduce SLGA's
profits, which in turn may
result in less money provided to the government.
SLGA also considers social
responsibility in its pricing
decisions.
"It is important that
information on pricing be
transparent so that citizens
can understand government
revenue and related policy
decisions embedded in the
pricing of liquor."
If you're like me,
Lysyk's report has confirmed what you have suspected for years - that
you've been gouged on the
liquor you buy. However,
governments - even freeenterprise governments
like this Saskatchewan
Party - don't seem to think
there's much wrong with
that.
For years now, the
debate over Saskatchewan
liquor pricing has been
over the notion that booze
prices are high here
because of the cost of the
government-owned retailed
liquor stores in the
province. After all, government liquor store workers
do generally receive higher
wages than other retail sale
employees. (That said,
those that buy their booze
from private rural vendors
in this province already
realize there's no break
buying from a private outlet.)
However,
while
Lysyk's report doesn't
specifically address the
costs associated with the
public component of retail
liquor
sales
in
Saskatchewan, she does
suggest that what goes into
liquor pricing is a lot more
bit more complicated than
that.
According to the
Provincial Auditor, like
most Canadian jurisdictions, Saskatchewan's
liquor retail pricing is
based "on a fixed mark-up
of the wholesale price".
Moreover, the mark-up rate
is the same for all products
within a category and
ranges from 40-per-cent to
184-per-cent (with whisky,
gin, rum and vodka having
a mark-up of about 162 per
cent.)
Given this relationship
between the wholesale and
retail prices, the main ways
for the SLGA to increase
its revenue is by "adjusting
the product mix increase
consumer
demand,
enhance customer service
or increase the mark-up
percentage," Lysyk wrote
in her report. There really
is no incentive to "negotiate lower wholesale costs
as so doing so would result
in lower retail sales, and, in
turn lower profits."
"Lower profits would
be contrary to its mandate
of generating profits for the
General Revenue Fund and
encouraging responsible
drinking," the Provincial
Auditor wrote.
Saskatchewan retail
liquor prices appear to be
"within the range of those
set by other provinces,"
Lysyk said. However, all
Canadian governments
have "traditionally used
liquor profits (taxes and
mark-ups) to subsidize
government programs."
But surely a more freeenterprise-minded government
like
the
Saskatchewan Party that
supports free markets and
an adult individual's right
to make his or her own
choices would have a problem with this approach,
right? Well, maybe not.
Asked about the Auditor's findings, SLGA Minister Donna Harpauer
acknowledged that more
disclosure on how liquor
pricing worked might be in
order, but there will be no
policy change that will
result in cheaper consumer
prices at the expense of
provincial coffers.
In a choice between
raking in as much money
from alcohol sales as possible and raising taxes elsewhere, the government will
continue to opt for getting
as much money out liquor
sales as possible, Harpauer
admitted.
And that may be all
that you really need to
know about liquor pricing,
folks. They are high and
will remain high because
governments see that as the
best policy.
This Means War!
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On June 18, 1812, the
United States’ President
James Madison declared
war on Great Britain,
thrusting Canadians into
many bloody conflicts on
both Canadian and United
States’ soil, as well as at
sea. The declaration was a
result of a series of incidents between the two
nations. Ending officially
three years later in 1815,
the conflict would become
known as the War of 1812.
Meeting of Isaac Brock
and Tecumseh
© Charles William Jefferys / Library and Archives
Canada / 1972-26-1360,
1908
In the years before
1812, the European
Napoleonic Wars occupied
much of the British
Empire’s attention. This
conflict with France
affected international trade
due to blockades put in
place by both countries,
which made it difficult for
neutral nations, such as the
United States, to trade.
Additionally, during this
conflict thousands of
British sailors had abandoned the British Royal
Navy for American ships,
as they offered better
wages and working conditions. In response to these
desertions, American ships
were often searched and
frequently seized by both
the French and British
navies. Thousands of
alleged British deserters
were captured from American vessels and forced to
serve in the British Royal
Navy, even if they were
true American sailors!
Britain ignored requests
from the United States to
stop the harassment of
American vessels, further
straining the relationship
between the countries.
Studio portrait of
warriors of the Six
Nations who fought
alongside the British
in the War of 1812
© Ed Tompkins and Jeffrey
Thomas / Library and
Archives Canada / C085127, 1882
Maritime rights were
not the only issue, and further disagreements unfolded in North America.
Many Americans suspected that the British encouraged and financed Aboriginal resistance since the
1790s, led by the Shawnee
Chief Tecumseh against
settlements in the Ohio
Valley, in an effort to stop
American
westward
expansion. Other Americans could not bear to still
have a British colony as
their neighbour, and were
confident that they could
successfully invade Canada, to rid the continent of a
British presence. The
opening blows of the
armed conflict were at the
capture of Fort Michilimackinac on July 17,
1812, and the fighting continued on the Detroit River
when Brigadier General
William Hull invaded
Upper Canada in that same
month. By August, British
and Canadian troops and
Aboriginal warriors had
forced Hull back to
Detroit. On August 16
Tecumseh and Major-General Isaac Brock forced
Hull’s surrender.
British, Canadian and
First Nations victory at
Fort Detroit was only the
beginning of a long conflict. The War of 1812 is a
significant event in Canada’s history. The war led to
76 designations of national
historic events, sites and
people across Canada,
which most notably
include Tecumseh, Isaac
Brock, Laura Secord, and
Queenston Heights, among
many others.
Assad’s Russian Defenders: Why?
The United Nations
Stabilisation Mission in
Syria has suspended its
peace mission. “The
observers will not be conducting patrols and will
stay in their locations until
further notice,” said the
commander of the 300strong
multinational
observer force, Norwegian
General Robert Mood.
This decision by the
observer force is fully justified: its observers were
being prevented from visiting massacre sites by the
Syrian army, and yet their
mere presence created the
false impression that the
international community
was “doing something”. So
now the international community will be under even
greater pressure to “do
something” else about the
Syrian tragedy. That means
military action against the
Assad regime – but the
Russians will veto that.
Russian diplomacy is
not usually so clumsy.
None of the Western great
powers will actually send
troops to intervene in
Syria: the Syrian army is
too strong, and the sectarian and ethnic divisions in
the country are far too
messy.
So why don’t the Rus-
sians just promise to
abstain in any UN Security
Council vote on military
intervention? No such vote
will happen anyway, and
Moscow would expose the
hypocrisy of the Western
powers that are pretending
to demand action and
blaming the Russians (and
the Chinese) for being the
obstacle.
It’s stupid to bring
such opprobrium on your
own country when you
don’t have to, but both
President Vladimir Putin’s
elective dictatorship in
Russia and the Communist
Party in China fear that
one day they might face
foreign intervention themselves. There must therefore be no legal precedent
for international action
against a regime that is
merely murdering its own
people on its own sovereign soil.
In reality, there is one
kind of justice for the great
powers and another for
weaker states, and neither
Moscow nor Beijing
would ever face Western
military intervention even
if they were crushing nonviolent protests by their
own people, let alone
drowning an armed revolt
in blood.
You only have to
imagine the headlines that
such an intervention would
create to understand that
the whole proposition is
ridiculous.
“Security
Council votes to intervene
in China to protect protesters from regime violence!”
“American troops enter
Russian cities to back anti-
Between the Lines
In the space or time which separates one thing from another, like reading between
the lines is to take interest in what you are reading. By getting the full meaning of
a write up is like between dark and daylight. Just like a joint action between us,
we shall succeed a plan or method, course of action, or your thoughts as a line of
reasoning. To get the full meaning of a write up you will have to give it a lot of
thought too. If you don’t read the paper, you will not know what is in it, reading
between the lines will get to know more by reading. Real listening shows your
respect. Sometimes if a person reads it over the second time you get more out of a
write up.
Submitted by: Raymond Olson, Lumsden, Sask
by Gwynne Dyer
regime revolt!” Such headlines are only slightly less
implausible than “Martians
invade Vatican City, kidnap Pope!”
But we are dealing
here with the nightmare
fantasies of regimes that
secretly KNOW they are
illegitimate. They never
acknowledge it in public,
and they don’t discuss it
directly even in private.
But they know it nevertheless, and they understand
that illegitimacy means
vulnerability.
It doesn’t matter that
Russia or China can simply veto any UN resolution
that is directed against
them. It makes no difference that no sane government in the rest of the
world would commit the
folly of sending troops to
intervene in either of these
giants. Paranoid fears cannot be dissolved by the
application of mere reason.
Both Vladimir Putin
and the Chinese leadership
are appalled by the growing influence of the
“responsibility to protect”
principle at the United
Nations, which breaches
the previously sacred doctrine of the absolute sovereignty of member states.
“R2P” says that foreign
intervention can be justifiable (with a UN Security
Council resolution, of
course) to stop huge
human rights abuses committed by member governments.
The Russian and Chinese vetoes on the Security
Council give them complete protection from foreign military intervention,
but they still worry about
it. And they look with horror at the phenomenon of
non-violent revolutions
that has been removing
authoritarian regimes with
such efficiency, from the
ones that overthrew Communist regimes in Eastern
Europe and almost overthrew the Chinese regime
in 1989 down to the Arab
ones of today.
Moscow and Beijing
have convinced themselves
that there is a Western
“hidden hand” behind
these uprisings, even
though Western actions
(like the US backing for
Egypt’s President Mubarak
that continued until almost
the last minute of the revolution) and Western interests both argue otherwise.
Now, in Syria, they
see both of these threats
coalescing. First, for eight
months, they watch strictly
non-violent protests –
despite some thousands of
killings by the Syrian state
– undermine the Assad
regime.
Then, when some of
the protesters start fighting
back and the regime
responds with even greater
violence, bombarding city
centres and committing
open massacres of villagers, they hear the Western powers begin to talk
about their “responsibility
to protect”, with the (deliberately misleading) implication that they are contemplating direct military
intervention in Syria to
stop it.
So Russia and China
will veto any Security
Council resolution that
condemns the Assad
regime, and certainly any
resolution that hints at military intervention. Assad
must survive, not because
he buys a few billion dollars worth of Russian arms
and gives Russia a naval
base in the Mediterranean,
but because his overthrow
would be a precedent that,
they imagine, might one
day be used against them.
Utter nonsense, but it
means that the Russians, in
particular, will go on taking the blame for the UN’s
immobility and lending
cover to the West’s pretense that it would act
against Assad if only the
Russians would get out of
the way. They will protect
Assad right down to the
bitter end – and it may be
very bitter indeed.
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It Is What It Is by Judy Sorestad
my heart, that if I were to
have a daughter, she would
carry on the name of my
beloved Mother - Charlene. When my little
sweetheart made her grand
entrance into my life, her
Daddy chose “Myra” as
her first name. I’ve often
heard Myra Charlene
proudly tell others how she
is named after her grandmother.
When it came to namWhat is in a name? ing my son, I rejected
Our name is one of the “Robert” or “James”.
most precious gifts
bestowed on us by our parents With it comes an
immense responsibility. As
one’s surname is passed
from one generation to the
next, it’s with the expectation that the name will be
treated with respect, and
PUZZLE NO. 612
guarded against any form
of tarnishment.
When
someone
reveals his/her surname, a
bit of history is released, as
to cultural background.
This often opens the line of
communication, as the
conversation revolves
around, “Do you know...”
and, “Are you related
to...”.
It’s our first name that
gives us our individuality,
as well as being the
method of identification.
Each of us is a unique creation of God, which is
reflected in our name. During my school years, it
seemed that every other
girl was named either
“Judy” or “Linda”. Many
of the boys hailed to “Bob,
Jim, or Mike”. Some
teachers insisted on calling
us by our last name, which
didn’t meet with my
approval.
There was no doubt in
How Ta
Look at the News
* John Chevilott, who has
spent 23 years working
for Wayne County, Mich.,
Department of Public
Services on a maintenance crew, found a
loaded revolver tossed
into high grass. He put it
in the van and wanted to
turn it over to the first
cops that passed by.
When none happened to
be in the area, he turned it
into his home police
department in Garden
City. The gun turned out
to be stolen. The cops
were glad to see the gun
off the streets, but
Chevilott’s supervisor
didn’t care about the
cops’ opinion. He fired
Chevilott for “possessing
a weapon on county property.” Chevilott was just
two years short of retirement. That is absolutely
criminal.
Gene Hauta
Nearly every male in my
family (father, brothers,
brothers-in-law, nephews)
possess some form of these
two names. My little guy
would answer to Neil
Edward, after his Grandpa
Ed.
We receive our names
in a number of ways. Perhaps it is given after a
loved one, as was the case
with my two children. Or,
maybe the parents hear a
particular name, and like
the sound of it. Myra was
ACROSS
1. Quarry quantity
5. Old English letters
9. Squabble
12. "Casey at the
____"
15. Roman garb
16. Public uprising
17. Sleeveless cloak
18. Tumult
19. Astride a horse
20. Ice-cream
thickener
21. Can
22. Douse
23. Sire
25. Survive
27. Indian clan
29. Pretense
31. O'Hara's Joey,
e.g.
32. Lubricator
33. Prance
37. Laughing
39. Sustain
almost “Duronna”. I heard
the name, once, and liked
it - until Ray popped up
with Myra. Some of us are
given the name of someone who has made a mark
in history. It could be a
Bible name. Some choose
a name because of its
meaning. Others select a
particular name for their
baby, because - just
because.
Names create an
image in our mind. Parents
exercise care in selecting
names for their little ones.
Will it pose difficulty in
pronunciation, or spelling?
Will the name present an
opportunity for ridicule
from peers? Is it a “used to
death” name?
Some names are destined to stand out in our
mind. We remember Elvis
Stojko, because of his
unusual name. The only
other Elvis was the one for
whom he was named after
- Elvis Presley.
The majority of us will
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11.
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14.
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26.
28.
30.
33.
34.
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40. Snoozing
42. Shocking fish
46. Madison Avenue
employees
48. Bind with string
49. Roam aimlessly
51. Imbibe
52. Helpful feline
54. Cool dude
56. Thin layer
58. Make a gaffe
59. "____ Will Buy?"
61. Chalice
63. Oui and ja
64. Grind
66. Systematic
69. Grand ____
(4-run homer)
70. Ore analysis
72. Plume
74. Young fowl
77. Hines/Davis film
79. Reverence
80. Sleep disorder
81. Venerated ones
83. Take the honey
and run
88. Sunday bench
89. Deuce
91. French coins
93. Alack!
94. Palindromic
preposition
95. One billion years
96. Kind of loser
97. No, to Klaus
98. Cool, man!
99. Parts of wedding
vows
100. Dueling sword
101. Distribute
DOWN
1. End
2. Stride along
3. Excited
4. Curse
5. Cenozoic, e.g.
6. Ocelot
7. Deception
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38.
39.
41.
43.
44.
45.
47.
50.
"77 Sunset ____"
Clattering
Tokyo waistband
Reckless
Cooking herb
Home in the
Southwest
Sot
Greek letter
Calcutta dress
Observance
Stopping place
Felt hat
Madagascar
mammals
Songs
Chronicle
Kaffiyeh cord
Hall of ____
Harmony
Isolate
One-dimensional
Convulsion
Unknown
"Pillow Talk" star
likely never experience
much in the way of notoriety. However, all of us are
presented with the opportunity to contribute the
best we can to our family
name, to protect and preserve.
What’s in a name? It’s
our history, and, our heritage. It’s one thing we can
pass along to our loved
ones. It’s what, and, who
we are. It’s our most
prized, intangible possession. It’s our life.
53.
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62.
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67.
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71.
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86.
87.
90.
92.
Greek consonants
Sod
Engage, as gears
Speeches
Enjoyment
White
Pair
Deviation
Opined
Kicker's stand
Chase or doll
"Madama
Butterfly," e.g.
Single
Outlaw chasers
Circle
Cry from the
crow's-nest
Butter substitute
Small bucket
Laborer
Pursue amorously
Espy
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Earth Talk
Psychology for Living
by Gwen Randall-Young
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There are many ways to define a sustainable community, but in general they
sport healthy amounts of green space and shared vegetable gardens; mass transit, biking and walking replacing the majority of automobile traffic; and mixed
use communities where schools, residences and commercial spaces are near
each other and are powered by clean, renewable energy sources.
Dear EarthTalk: The term
“sustainable communities”
gets bantered around quite
a bit today. Could you
define it for me?
Holly Parker,
Mechanicsburg, PA
Kaid Benfield, Sustainable Communities program
director at the Natural
Resources Defense Council
(NRDC), uses the term “sustainable communities” to
describe places “where use
of resources and emissions
of greenhouse gases and
other pollutants are going
down, not up; where the air
and waterways are accessible and clean; where land is
used efficiently and shared
parks and public spaces are
plentiful and easily visited;
where people of different
ages, income levels and cultural backgrounds share
equally in environmental,
social and cultural benefits;
where many needs of daily
life can be met within a 20minute walk and all may be
met within a 20-minute transit ride; where industry and
economic opportunity
emphasize healthy, environmentally sound practices.”
In his March 2011
NRDC ‘Switchboard’ blog
post entitled “A Trip to Sustainaville,” Benfield lays out
his vision for what a model
of sustainable communities
could look like, with neighborhoods sporting healthy
amounts of green space and
shared vegetable gardens;
mass transit, biking and
walking replacing the
majority of automobile traffic; and mixed use communities where schools, residences and commercial
spaces are near each other
and are powered by solar
panels, geothermal heat
pumps or windmills.
According to the Vermont-based Institute for
Sustainable Communities
(ISC), sustainable communities are “economically, environmentally and socially
healthy and resilient” and
meet “challenges through
integrated solutions rather
than through fragmented
approaches.” And perhaps
more important: Sustainable
communities take a longterm perspective, focusing
on “both the present and
future, well beyond the next
budget or election cycle” so
that the needs of the current
as well as future generations
are met with adequate
resources. ISC adds that the
success of a community’s
efforts to be sustainable
depends on its members’
commitment and involvement as well as leadership
that is inspiring, effective
and responsive.
Some of the ways ISC
has worked to further its
goals include helping teach
leaders from low income
U.S. communities along the
Gulf of Mexico how energy
efficiency and ecological
restoration can revitalize
their otherwise struggling
economies; developing
community sustainability
initiatives throughout warravaged parts of Kosovo,
Serbia and Macedonia;
installing green roofs on residences in the Chinese city
of Shenzen as a pilot project
to show how such “technologies” can yield significant carbon sequestration
and other environmental
benefits, and many more.
Key to any consideration of what makes a community sustainable is the
acknowledgement that there
is no such thing as perfection. “Sustainability is a
process of continuous
improvement so communities constantly evolve and
make changes to accomplish
their goals,” reports Sustainable Communities Online, a
web-based information and
networking clearinghouse
started in the 1990s by a
broad coalition of sustainability-oriented organizations and managed by the
Washington, DC-based nonprofit CONCERN Inc.
Those looking to learn more
about sustainable communities and what makes them
tick should be sure to check
out sustainable.org, Sustainable Communities Online’s
information-packed website.
CONTACTS: NRDC Sustainable
Communities, www.nrdc.org/sustainable-communities/; Institute for Sustainable Communities, www.iscvt.org;
Sustainable Communities Online,
www.sustainable.org.
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Life is Not Fair
Have you ever had the
feeling that life is not fair?
Sometimes when we have
setbacks, or when others
seem to be more blessed
that we are, this feeling
can creep in. Well, if it is
any consolation, if you
have felt life is unfair, you
were absolutely right!
Life truly is not fair.
Fairness implies some
kind of agreed-upon rules
to which the game of life
will somehow abide.
However, there is no referee or rules committee to
ensure equality and justice
for all.
Life is more about
how we play the cards we
are given. It is also about
the attitude we choose to
adopt. We will be happier
to the degree that we can
focus on what is good
about our situation. We
will also be happier to the
degree that we ask what
we can give to life, rather
than what we can get.
We will all experience
challenges at some point.
Dear Ellen
Dear Readers,
I have recently received
a lot of questions regarding
self-injury among teens.
Self-injury is defined as the
deliberate mutilation of the
body or a body part, not with
the intent to commit suicide
but as a way of managing
emotions that seem too
painful for words to express.
This behaviour has also been
called: self-mutilation, selfharm, self-inflicted violence,
self-abuse, cutting, selfattack, and para-suicide.
Self-mutilation includes cutting, burning, scratching,
skin-picking, hair-pulling,
bone-breaking, hitting, deliberate overuse injuries, interference with wound healing,
and virtually any other
method of inflicting damage
upon oneself.
• 90% of people who selfinjure begin cutting as
teenagers
• The average person who
self-injures starts at age 14
and continues with increasing severity into their late
20’s
• More than half of people
who self-injure are victims
of sexual abuse, and most
report emotionally abusive
or neglected childhoods or
poor communication within
the family
• Self-injury is prevalent in
ALL races and economic
backgrounds
• Although most people who
injure themselves are
women, up to 40% are men
Approximately half of
all adolescents are at moderate to high risk of engaging
in one or more self-destructive behaviours, including:
eating disorders, self-injury,
unsafe sex, drug and alcohol
abuse; under achievement,
failure, or dropping out of
school; and delinquent or
criminal behaviours. Many
of these behaviours are interrelated, and some of them
are related to the multitude
of physical, social, and emotional changes adolescents
are experiencing. Stay tuned
for more information about
self-injury, including warning signs and suggestions for
families dealing with a
member who self-injures.
Ellen
We may even be heartbroken. Yet even in the heartbroken loss of a loved one,
we can still celebrate the
fact that we were blessed
at all by the presence of
that person in our lives.
Note that I am talking
here about life being
unfair, not people or institutions. Naturally we need
to stand up to injustice in
situations where there are
rules and expectations
about fairness.
Life, on the other
hand....well, if we think
about people who are in
war zones, facing starvation, or in any way just
struggling to survive, we
are reminded again of how
unfair life can be, and how
blessed we really are.
Gwen Randall-Young
is an author and awardwinning Psychotherapist.
WEEKLY BOOK PICK
“Honouring Our Past,
Embracing Our Future:
Celebrating a Century of
Excellence in Education
at the University of Regina Campus”
Text by Dr. James Pitsula
Photos selected by Don
Hall and Dr. Stephen King
Review by
Jessica Bickford
There are one-hundred years of history
packed into Honouring
Our Past, Embracing Our
Future, which is a visually
stunning compilation of
archival photographs and
historical tidbits about the
University of Regina. Dr.
James Pitsula, who
authored the text, is not
only a history professor at
the University of Regina,
but he is also the authority
on U of R history - having
written three other books
on the subject.
Honouring Our Past,
Embracing Our Future
chronicles the U of R’s
story from its humble
beginnings in 1911 when
Regina College (which
was then a high school
established
by
the
Methodist Church) opened
its doors to a whopping
twenty-seven students,
right up to the present day
when the University now
has twelve-thousand students, three federated col-
leges, and twenty research
centres to its name. The
intervening years, all
chronicled through gorgeous photographs of students, faculty members,
staff and buildings, are
thoroughly described in
four chapters that break
down the history into distinct periods of growth
and struggle.
My favourite part of
this book though is of
course the photographs.
Stunning images track the
progress of the U of R
from one building on College Avenue (there’s one
picture where you can see
this building and the legislative building with
nothing but bald, snowy
prairie in-between), to an
aerial view of the now
sprawling main campus.
Being able to see the actual students and staff from
the particular time periods
gives this book a kind of
gravity that I think text
alone could never adequately capture.
As a student at the U
of R I found this book
incredibly interesting and I
learned so many things
about the institution that
makes up a great deal of
my life. The photographs
are impressive, the text is
illuminating, and the fore
and afterword’s from President Vianne Timmons are
inspiring. Honouring Our
Past, Embracing Our
Future is a wonderful celebration of the history of
the University of Regina
in a unique and engaging
format that makes it not
only accessible, but a really great read.
How Ta Look at the News
* Alan Rosenfeld, a 66-year-old NYC teacher, continues to show up for make-work
(such as photocopying “duty”), at a salary of $100,000 a year, rather than retire.
Eleven years ago, he was accused of making lewd comments to female students in
his typing class and removed from classroom duty, but he protested and continues to
exercise his union “due process” rights. Rosenfeld could have retired four years ago,
but by staying on the ‘job,’ the value of his pension increases, and the light duty
enables him to conduct his real estate business while at work.
* CBS’s David Letterman, on the death of Eugene Polley at age 96, inventor of the
TV remote control, at age 96: “He will be buried between two couch cushions.”
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The Unlisted Ingredient
Aside from those
among us who consider
anyone who votes NDP to
be secret relatives of the
late and unlamented
Joseph Stalin, most
Saskatchewan people
know that former Premier
Lorne Calvert is a good
man. In his time in the
clergy, he also preached
good sermons. I recently
had the pleasure of reading
one. The theme of his
homily was the living
things which are left
behind when the people
are gone. As symbols of
endurance, he selected the
caraganas and rhubarb
plants which still live in
abandoned farmsteads and
ghost towns. They are survivors, whereas the people
who planted them have not
survived even as names in
local records. For many,
their demise was preceded
by the death of their brave
dreams.
My friend Bill Thomson of Alsask – rancher,
sky pilot and cowboy poet
-- echoes the same words
in a poem written in 2003,
in which he concluded:
“So when the days are
long, the going tough, and
sweat soaks my bandana,
I’ll just look for my inspiration to carry on in the
rhubarb and caragana.”
I understand the character of broadly spreading
rhubarb. I understand the
caragana and have tasted
nectar from its yellow
blossoms. I have seen
how browsing animals
avoid its prickly branches.
I have seen the re-incarnation of hedges which have
been pulled out by the
roots. Indeed it seems to
me that the Siberian Pea
Tree, as it is properly
called, could be a symbol
for eternal life.
There was, however,
another stubbornly surviving plant which came with
the homesteaders. Horse
Radish. My wife’s mother, a superb cook, had it in
her sandy, sun-warmed
garden in a valley close to
the Alberta border. She
produced a relish compounded from beets,
apples and horse radish. I
have never tasted its equal
since she left us.
My maternal grand-
parents, fugitives from a
grey factory town in England, returned to their
peasant roots in their new
garden in Saskatchewan.
My unlettered grandmother had he own special
recipes for beet pickles,
turkey stuffing and what
she called “lemon curd.”
She carried them in her
head because she didn’t
know how to write them
down. They are gone now,
beyond recalling.
One unlisted ingredient in the food these worthy women brought to the
table was their own individuality, but the most
important unlisted ingredient was love. You will not
find these ingredients in
cucumber pickles produced in factories in India
or pears canned in China.
To those who are just
beginning to be urban gardeners, I say the benefits
are more than the obvious.
You will affirm your own
unique individuality and
you will affirm your love
for those near and dear
Copyright©2012
William Wardill
by David Suzuki
David Suzuki
Endangered species
face one-two
government punch
Canada’s environmental laws are under attack
by both the federal and
Ontario governments. In
Ottawa, the government
introduced Bill C-38 to
implement far-reaching
measures announced in its
budget. Ontario’s government introduced a similar
omnibus bill with profound implications for the
environment.
The 420-page Bill C38 will gut a raft of federal
laws passed over the years
to ensure that our air,
water, and most vulnerable
wildlife populations are
How Ta
Look at the News
FACT OR FICTION?
* Pacific Tuna were
found off California with
large amounts of radiation from Japan’s leaking
reactor. “No one could
believe Japan sent
nuclear radiation to the
U.S.,” explained Argus
Hamilton. “Californians
thought that karma was
finished with us when
the housing market collapsed.”
* William Todd got off a
Greyhound bus in
Nashville, and faced a
nine-hour layover. In that
time, Todd committed an
unbelievable 11 felonies,
with more charges still
possible. Among the
ways he entertained himself were shooting up a
restaurant, setting it on
fire, robbing four people
at a bar, carjacking,
trolling hotel rooms
seeking theft opportunities, and stealing a taxicab and robbing the driver. He was finally captured at Opryland, where
he had hidden by submerging himself in water
up to his nose.
* Vogue magazine says it
will no longer work with
models that appear to
have an eating disorder.
“The models must have
taken the news pretty
hard,” reports Jerry Perisho, “because they were
all in the bathroom puking.”
* Until next time…keep
reading between the
lines… Gene Hauta
other people or with God and His Word.
Sowing and Reaping
I enjoy working in our yard this We get angry and say things we don’t
time of year. The garden seeds planted a mean, we neglect or ignore people, or
week or so ago are coming up, the God, and then wonder why a relationshrubs and spring perennials are bloom- ship deteriorates. We do not live according and various birds come firing out of ing to the teachings of Jesus Christ and
bushes, protecting their nests and young then seem surprised at the conseones, as I walk by. We have Barn Swal- quences.
Leonard Ravenhill, born in 1907,
lows nesting on the house, Tree Swallow nests in boxes on the clothesline was an English Christian evangelist and
posts, a dozen or so Robin nests, Wrens, author who later moved to America. In
Wax Wings, a pair of Mourning Doves, one of his books he documented the folHumming Birds, Yellow Shafted Flick- lowing histories of two families, which
ers, and Grackles all nesting in the trees. clearly illustrates this law of sowing and
The different species of birds do not reaping.
‘Max Jukes, the atheist, lived a godnecessarily like each, the Swallows
chase the Robins if they come to close less life. He married an ungodly girl,
and from this union there were 310
to their territory, and no one likes
who died as paupers, 150 were
the Grackles. However a Western
criminals, 7 were murderers,
Kingbird seems to be getting
100 were drunkards, and more
along very well with the Tree
than half the women were prosSwallows and often perches
titutes. His 540 descendents cost
quite close to their nests. By
the State 1.25 million dollars.
the time Fall comes the young of
On the other hand, Jonathan
each species will have grown up
Edwards, the great American man
and the bird population in our
of God, lived at the same time as
yard will have doubled or tripled.
This is the season of sowing. Max Jukes. He married a godly girl,
Farmers have planted wheat, oats, bar- and from their 1,394 known descenley, peas, flax, or canola seed, and in the dants, 13 became college presidents, 65
Fall they will expect to harvest each of college professors, 1 became vice presithe crops they planted. It does not mat- dent of the United States, 3 United
ter whether the government changes, States senators, 80 became public offithings are happy or sad, hot or cold, wet cials in other capacities, 30 became
or dry, they will reap what they sow, judges, 100 lawyers, 60 physicians, 75
there is a physical law of sowing and army and navy officers, 100 were
reaping, ‘you get what you sow’.
preachers and missionaries, 60 authors
This law also applies to our spiritu- of prominence, 295 were college gradual and emotional lives. In Paul’s epistle ates, among whom were governors of
to the Galatians chapter 6 verse 7, he states and ministers to foreign countries.
says “Do not be deceived, God is not His descendants did not cost the State
mocked for whatever a man sows, that one penny.’
he will also reap.” However, isn’t it
So as you live your life daily,
strange that we often live our lives as remember what you sow, will some day
though the law of sowing and reaping be reaped, by you, or by others. What
doesn’t apply to our relationships with would you like your harvest to be?
Kay Dixon, St Jude Apostolic Anglican Church Reporter
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protected. Casualties
include the Canadian
Environmental Assessment Act, Fisheries Act,
Species at Risk Act,
National Round Table on
the Environment and the
Economy Act, and the
Kyoto Implementation
Act.
In a surprisingly similar action, the government
of Ontario recently introduced Bill 55. The 327page bill seriously affects
no less than six important
resource and wildlife laws,
with amendments that
strike at the heart of
Ontario’s Endangered
Species Act and other vital
environmental legislation.
These changes would
reduce the level of protection and undermine public
management of cherished
forests, lakes, and rivers
and the immeasurable benefits they provide.
When Ontario introduced its Endangered
Species Act in 2007, legal
experts and advocates
lauded it as one of the
strongest environmental
laws in North America.
Ontario’s leadership was
commendable, as it established a strong legal
benchmark to protect
wildlife at risk in the
province, such as caribou,
snapping turtles, and rare
Carolinian forests, only a
few years before the world
came together to celebrate
the 2010 United Nations
International Year of Biodiversity.
Although biodiversity
loss receives less attention
than issues such as climate
change, it threatens the
very life-support systems
of our planet: clear air,
clean water, and productive soil. This is not a
problem of some far off
tropical rainforest nation
or our overfished oceans.
Scientists say Ontario is
particularly vulnerable to
biodiversity decline and
has a global responsibility
for stewardship.
A study in the
renowned scientific journal The Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences identified the boreal
forest (which makes up
more than 40 per cent of
Ontario) as the biome on
the planet most vulnerable
to damage from industrial
activities and the effects of
human-caused global
warming. The study’s
authors showed that in
recent years these areas
have lost more forest cover
to resource development
and natural disturbances
exacerbated by humancaused climate change
than any other biome on
the planet – including tropical rainforests such as the
Amazon.
By weakening its
Endangered Species Act –
eliminating legal timelines
for the development of
species recovery strategies,
creating loopholes for
resource industries like
forestry and mining, and
further limiting legal protection of endangered
wildlife on private lands –
Ontario will be unprepared
to cope with ongoing
threats to its precious
ecosystems and biodiversity, such as urban sprawl,
the spread of invasive
species, and climate
change.
The federal government has justified its
efforts to eviscerate environmental laws by cynically claiming that caring for
nature is a barrier to economic prosperity. But this
ideologically driven agenda will harm our nation
and undermine the future
for our children. We can’t
hope to have healthy
economies and communities in Ontario or the rest
of Canada without healthy
ecosystems and species
diversity.
Species and ecosystem losses affect production of valuable economic
commodities like food,
timber, and medicines, and
compromise many ecological services that sustain
the health and well-being
of our communities.
Nature helps regulate climate, disease outbreaks,
and wastes; provides aesthetic, recreational, and
spiritual value; and supports services such as
nutrient cycling and water
purification.
A recent study by the
David Suzuki Foundation
found that biodiversity in
Ontario’s Greenbelt alone
helps to filter, store, and
regulate drinking water for
millions of people in the
Greater Toronto Area – a
service worth over $1 billion a year that saves cashstrapped municipalities
hundreds of millions in
capital costs just to
upgrade water infrastructure.
The health of our air,
water, and most vulnerable
wildlife populations are
too important to be treated
so callously. The government of Ontario must
withdraw the proposed
amendments to its Endangered Species Act and
other environmental laws.
The environment can’t
simply be a fair-weather
friend for politicians running for election. True
leadership means committing to the long haul and
ensuring that air, water,
land, and wildlife are protected now and into the
future in Ontario and
across Canada.
Written with contributions
from David Suzuki Foundation
Terrestrial Conservation and
Science Program director Faisal
Moola.
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Are we building Timbuktu?
The valley of the
Niger was an ecosystem
quite suitable for agriculture when they built Timbuktu. The city was developed in the 12th and 13th
centuries as a trading center on what was then a
major trade route across
north Africa. Those were
the days when the Muslim
countries led the world in
literature and science. Timbuktu, in what we now
know as Mali, was far
from the arid, sand-drifted
relic it became.
It was the French foreign legion in the 19th century which brought Timbuktu back into consciousness. Because it was
thought of as the end of the
world, it was frequently
the butt of jokes. To the
late arrival: “We thought
you’d gone to Timbuktu.”
Or the one who was lost
trying to find a country
road: “I was sure I’d end
up in Timbuktu.” It was
also an imaginary place of
exile where society could
rid itself of anyone who
might be a nuisance. I
remember when my mother would warn me, “Keep
that up and I’ll send you to
Timbuktu!”
Today Timbuktu is
showing signs of reviving.
Historians have encouraged an interest in their literary legacy. Curiously,
Christianity has been
growing faster there than
anywhere else in the
world. The lands around
the Niger have actually
been home to human settlement since the stone
age. Hunter-gatherers
eventually gave way to
farmers and then to trade
and commerce. I don’t
remember the scientific
explanation for why the
Sahara became so dry, so I
don’t know if humans had
anything to do with it or if
it happened long before
How Ta
Look at the News
* A twenty-foot long,
2,000 pound Great White
shark was caught in the
waters off Baja California. “The last 2,000
pound great white spotted
that far south was a Canadian tourist,” snarled Jim
Barach who bears an evident grudge against anyone of any nationality
carrying extra weight.
* Scientists are detecting
more and more animallike behavior in humans.
Brad Dickson is pretty
sure it’s called Twitter.
Gene Hauta
humans existed.
Whatever the explanation, there’s a sense of
familiarity about it for
those of us who lived
through the thirties. As climate change threatens and
the ice cap melts, the
prairies are very vulnerable. It is not a good time to
be enticing so many people
to move to Saskatchewan,
because people use water.
I’ve even gone so far as to
suggest that our empirebuilders, intent on spending on edifices instead of
people, think they are
building a bigger and better Regina while in reality
they may be building Tim-
buktu.
Others are waking up.
A recent newspaper article
dealt with what will happen if global warming gets
hotter. We have ploughed
up so much of the native
grassland that soil will
blow. We who have seen it
blow remember the jokes:
“There goes my farm to
Manitoba.” They weren’t
that funny. Sloughs were
dry. Herds were sold
because there was no feed.
We survived on the eastern
side of Moffat because
Duncans had a faithful
spring. Daily the water
wagons lined up to take
home the life-saving spring
by Kay Parley
water. It was not exactly a
fun time. And think about
this -- the arid period of
the thirties we call “dirty”
lasted about four years.
Global warming is likely
to plunge the world into a
drought lasting decades -or centuries. When all the
loam has blown away,
what is left is sand.
Saskatchewan already has
some sand dunes. Ditto
Manitoba.
The writer of the article cited was much betterinformed about ecological
issues than I. He made the
point that trees can’t survive in such drought. The
treeline, already “north” as
most
of
us
see
Saskatchewan, will be
much farther north. But
will anyone survive to go
logging? Likely. Humans
are survivors. We adjusted
to the Sahara and we can
adjust to a drier North
American prairie. It’s a
pity that the words, “It
won’t be in my time,” are
so short-sighted and so
selfish.
However, my intention
when I set out to write this
piece wasn’t to predict
doom and disaster. My
point was that it seems
foolish to spend lavishly
on high rises and other
impressive structures when
inevitably they are going
to become dirt-filled glassless ruins to interest archeologists 2000 years from
now. But I once asked a
friend of mine, “What is
the point of doing anything
-- why write books -- if
we’re just going to blow
up the world with atomic
bombs?” And he answered,
“To write them.”
Maybe that’s what’s
going on in Regina. If the
question is, “Why build a
Timbuktu
on
the
Saskatchewan prairie if it’s
just going to be filled with
sand?” then perhaps the
answer is simply, “To build
it.”
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ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 352
HOW TO PLAY:
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3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.
Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already
have a few numbers to get you started. Remember:
You must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the
same line, column, or 3x3 box.
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like an old friend. No matter what state the house
was in, there would
inevitably be someone in a
cheap suit nervously
parked at our kitchen table,
with an open briefcase and
a sales spiel designed to
hold a client captive.
My dad let them think
he was a total pushover. I
used to marvel at how a
man who had never even
seen a business school
knew enough about sales
to outsmart even the most
seasoned veteran.
He allowed them their
presentations, sipping his
stale coffee, listening
intently, pretending to
actually be interested in
their stuff.
They invested hours at
our place sometimes, and I
actually felt sorry for the
poor slobs. They didn’t
know they’d unwittingly
been caught in my father’s
web.
You see, salesmen
were kind of my dad’s
ministry. He saw them all
as lost souls, fertile soil for
the seeds of faith. After all,
if they weren’t lost, why
The greatest salesman
in the world
Before the days of
Google and eBay, there
were travelling salesmen.
They would show up
almost weekly at our farmhouse when I was a kid,
offering everything from
encyclopedias and life
insurance, to air or water
purifiers and vacuum
cleaners.
I’m sure most of them
were used to getting doors
slammed in their face.
They had been well-versed
in the art of grabbing a
homeowner ’s attention,
and getting their foot in the
door.
They didn’t have to try
too hard with my dad. To
my mom’s chagrin, he
invited every salesman in
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CONSERVATIVES
COUNTING ON CANADIANS FORGETTING
The House of Commons is due to adjourn for
the summer at the end of
this week. With Parliament about to be shutdown for nearly three
months, the Harper Conservatives are hoping
Canadians will have short
memories.
But Mr. Harper may
have miscalculated. The
bad behaviour he wants
you to forget could prove
to be memorable instead.
The list includes:
• No action to fix deficient
rail service;
• The loss of all significant
Canadian “branding” in
world grain markets;
• Court rulings that
described the Harper government as “an affront to
the rule of law”;
• $600 million/year in
higher payroll taxes, especially hitting small businesses;
• The human tragedy at
Attawapiskat and the
abject failure of Mr. Harper’s subsequent meeting
with First Nations leaders;
• Personal tax credits
deliberately designed to
exclude low-income Canadians;
• Serious flaws in Registered Disability Savings
Plans which the Conservatives could fix, but won’t;
• Harper MP’s voting
against help for MS
patients;
• Their refusal to renew
Canada’s fed/prov Healthcare Accord;
• The list goes on.
But four examples of
wrong-doing stand-out as
the most notorious.
1st: The Conservatives are hacking the heart
out of important public
services – from community pastures to national
parks, from food inspection to co-operatives –
while Harper Ministers are
squandering tax dollars on
lavish meals, ritzy hotels,
expensive limousines and
endless government advertising.
2nd: This government’s most significant
budget measure is a major
cut to Old Age Security
which is totally unnecessary and attacks, almost
exclusively, the most vulnerable, lowest-income
future seniors.
3rd: Both the Auditor-General of Canada and
the Parliamentary Budget
Officer have ruled the
government’s planned purchase of F-35 “stealth”
fighter-jets (costing over
$30 billion) to be both
incompetent and dishonest.
And 4th: Conservatives remain under active
investigation for a variety
of election frauds, extending far beyond the robocall scandal, and now
including the Prime Minister’s Parliamentary Secretary.
The mess is indeed
becoming unforgettable.
by Lori Penner
didn’t they have real jobs?
After a while, they
were putty in his hands.
Thinking that they’d
snagged a customer, they
slowly let their guard
down, and the talk eventually turned from premiums
and payment plans to life
stories and religion.
They had pitched their
product. Now it was my
dad’s turn to pitch his.
Some of these wayward souls looked sincerely interested in the
redemption plan my dad
offered. Others had the
desperate calm of a
hostage, secretly planning
his escape. Did he ever
give them the satisfaction
of actually buying their
products? Rarely. I do
remember him buying a
life insurance policy or
two. Those must have been
from die-hard heathens
who needed a second visit
to seal the deal.
I remember one guy in
particular. My dad was
working outside when he
drove up. He led him to
the lawn swing, and they
sat across from each other
for hours, talking until the
sun went down. When he
left, I asked, “Did you buy
anything this time?”
My dad shook his
head, but judging by his
satisfied expression, I
knew that if there was such
a thing as commission for
selling faith, he had just
reached his daily quota.
Years later, after my
dad met the big CEO in
the sky, salesmen would
still show up at the door.
“Is Frank home?”
they’d ask. When we gave
them the sad news, they
seemed to choke up a bit.
Not only had they lost
their most challenging customer, they’d also lost a
friend.
I’m sure that by now,
he’s met many a new
arrival at the pearly gates,
saying, “It’s nice to see
you without the briefcase.”
How Ta
Look at the News
* A man approached a
bank teller in Beavercreek, Ohio, and asked
her to call for medics. She
did. Then he handed her
something which revealed
why he was so stressed: a
note demanding money.
He was robbing the bank,
but paramedics arrived
just before the police did.
As the medics tried to
question him, he continued to negotiate with the
teller. Robert Strank, 39,
who has a record of previous robbery convictions,
was jailed for attempted
robbery. My online
source, Randy Cassingham, joked, “The good
news is, he got $2,000
from the heist. The bad
news is, that didn’t quite
cover the paramedics’
bill.” Gene Hauta
Pause for Reflection
by Ken Rolheiser
Money, money,
money, always
sunny, in a rich
man’s world
In the 1970’s
Simon and Garfunkel popularized
E.A. Robinson’s
“Richard Cory”, a
poem about a rich
young man whom
everyone admired
and envied. The parties on his yacht
“made us wish that we were in his
place”.
So we “went without the meat
and cursed the bread;
And Richard Cory, one calm
summer night,
Went home and put a bullet
through his head.”
Among the myths about rich
people is that they are isolated,
socially uninvolved, and unfulfilled. One wealthy person said,
“The only thing people see in me
is money…so I stay in my little
circle”.
The extreme example of isolation
and self-absorption is the cartoon character Uncle Scrooge, the duck, who shovels
his millions into a pile and guards them
with a shot gun. Talk about being socially
uninvolved and unfulfilled?
Richard Cory should have met Henri
Nouwen who says, “We must minister to
the rich from our place of wealth – the
spiritual wealth we have inherited as
brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ” (A
Spirituality of Fundraising, p.40).
Nouwen could have invited Cory to
that mutually beneficial community of
sharing, where he could have, if it had
been good for his spiritual journey,
shared his wealth in a vision of generosity that would have brough him closer to
God.
In a non-condescending way
Nouwen says, “Ministry is, first of all,
receiving God’s blessing from those to
whom we minister. What is that blessing?
It is a glimpse of the face of God”.
Nouwen offers a “new communion”
in his fund-raising thesis where money is
the least interesting thing. The starting
point in his meeting with the rich is that
“we meet on the holy ground of God’s
generous disposition toward us.”
In a mutual sharing we offer and
give, the rich offer and give, and we
both receive. Giving enables a new
fellowship, a new way of belonging in the gift of community we
share. Mutual giving enriches even
as God blesses the encounter.
For the Christian, rich or poor, it
is always sunny. “Community is
one of the greatest gifts we
offer,” Nouwen says of
fundraising. If we ask people
for money, we must love them
deeply. Through the invitation we offer
them and the relationship we offer them
they will come closer to God.
Another “sunny” idea Nouwen suggests is that we learn to trust in God
rather than money. Wouldn’t it be great if
we all lived the truth expressed on the
American coins, “In God we trust”? And
we would become richer by sharing what
we have?
“You will be enriched in every way
for your generosity” (2 Corinthians 9:11).
In the end it doesn’t matter if you are rich
or poor. What matters is that you offer to
share what you have. God blesses and
uses the generous gift, even if it is only
five loaves and two fish.
Check It Out
Fathers hold the future
The four-year-old
answered the door and
told the census taker that
her daddy was a doctor
and wasn’t home, because
he was performing an
appendectomy.
“That sure is a big
word for such a little girl,”
said the census taker. “Do
you know what it means?”
“Sure!” the girl
answered. “Fifteen hundred bucks and that doesn’t even include the anesthesiologist!”
Another four-year-old
watched as the ushers
passed the offering plates
at church. When they
neared the pew where he
sat, the youngster said
loud enough for everyone
to hear, “Don’t pay for me
Daddy, I’m under five.”
Though children may
acknowledge their dad’s
ability to make money,
dads play a far more
important role in the lives
of their children. Research
shows that children with
involved, loving fathers
are two times more likely
to go on to post secondary
education; twice as likely
to find stable job, and
eighty percent less likely
to spend time in jail. Statistics also show children
with loving, involved dads
are significantly more
likely to do well in school,
have a healthy selfesteem, exhibit empathy to
others and avoid drug use
and truancy.
Fathers who have
determined to ‘be there’
for their children have the
unique privilege of identifying those teachable
moments. For example,
when an angry child is
about to throw a rock at
another kid, it presents an
opportunity for a dad to
stop the behaviour, explain
how it’s wrong, list the
consequence and encourage the child to make
amends.
Who would venture to
guess that something as
simple as a father being
actively involved in their
child’s life could have
such a far-reaching impact
on society? Though absentee fathers are a proven
cause
of
poverty,
researchers say involved
fathers may be the single
most effective means to
prevent child abuse and
violence, while increasing
mental health in the next
generation. Fathers have
the power to impact the
next generation personally,
socially and economically.
In 1909, a Mother’s
Day sermon at church
inspired Spokane resident
Sonora Smart-Dodd - one
of six children being
raised by a single dad - to
honour her father. It’s a
tradition we need to
uphold as we esteem those
who have the privilege of
shaping future generations.
It’s an awesome
responsibility because as
someone once said, “Children are one-third of our
population and all of our
future.”
Joan Janzen is a
columnist, living in
Kindersley, Sask.
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RCMP Reports across the province
RCMP - Swift Current
Rural Detachment Theft of Cargo Trailer
and Generator
2012-06-13 1800 p.m.
: The Swift Current Rural
Detachment of the RCMP
is requesting the public's
assistance in the following
matter. Sometime between
May 19, 2012 and May 26,
2012 a silver cargo trailer
with a portable 150 hp.
2476 Waukesha engine, 95
KVA generator and
portable 23 amp Honda
generator was stolen from
an oilfield land lease 1
mile east and 3 miles north
of Cabri. The trailer has a
distinctive exhaust on the
front for the generator. The
value of the stolen property is $38,000.
If you have information about this or any other
crime, please contact your
nearest police service or
RCMP, or if you wish to
remain
anonymous
Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Possession for the
Purpose of Trafficking
(Cannabis Marihuana)Kamsack Detachment
2012-06-14 08:20: On
June 13th, 2012 at approximately 3:00 p.m. members of Kamsack RCMP
performed a traffic stop on
a vehicle traveling eastbound on #57 Highway in
Duck Mountain Provincial
Park. Further investigation
led to the recovery of a
substantial quantity of
marihuana from the vehicle. As a result a 23 year
male resident of the Fishing Lake First Nation and
a 24 year old female resident of Kamsack are facing a number of charges
including possession of
marihuana for the purpose
of trafficking and possession of property obtained
by crime. The adult male is
also charged with escape
lawful custody as well as
resist arrest. Both accused
have been released from
custody and will be
appearing in Provincial
Court in Kamsack on
August 7th, 2012. Kamsack RCMP encourage
anyone with information
concerning illegal drug
activity to contact the
Kamsack Detachment of
the RCMP or Crime Stoppers.
RCMP - Estevan - Fatal
MVC - Train vs. automobile - **Update**
2012-06-14 - 09:13:
On Sunday, June 10th,
2012 at 10:35, Estevan
RCMP responded to a
Motor Vehicle Collision in
the community of Macoun,
SK. A train traveling
northwest was crossing the
main road through the
community (Appleton
Avenue) when it collided
with a northbound automobile, striking it on the passenger side of the vehicle,
being driven by a lone
male occupant.
First
responders,
RCMP and EMS attended
as the driver sustained serious injuries as a result of
the collision. The driver
was transported to hospital
in Weyburn before being
flown to hospital in Regina
by Stars Air Ambulance.
The 43 year old driver
was treated at hospital but
died from his injuries this
morning, Thursday, June
14th, 2012 at 07:30 am.
The deceased is identified
as Father Joel RAMA, a
Roman Catholic Priest
from
Estevan,
Saskatchewan.
The intersection where
the collision occurred is
marked with railroad
crossing signs and the train
lights and whistles were
functioning properly prior
to the accident. The incident remains under investigation but charges are not
expected.
Macoun, SK is located
on highway #39, 28 kms
northwest of Estevan.
Yorkton Municipal
Detachment- Drug
Trafficking
2012-06-14 - 12:20
p.m.: In the early evening
of June 12, 2012 members
from Yorkton Municipal
General Investigation Section concluded a drug trafficking
investigation
involving two individuals.
Police arrested two males
after observing a drug
transaction in a parking lot
in Yorkton. The males and
the vehicle they were in
was searched and police
found a substantial amount
of marijuana, a large sum
of cash and drug trafficking paraphernalia. A subsequent search warrant
was executed on a residence in Yorkton that
resulted in the seizure of
more marijuana and drug
paraphernalia.
18 year old Riley
Markewich and 18 year
old David Falcetta have
both been charged with the
following offences: Possession of Marijuana; Possession of Marijuana for
the Purpose of Trafficking;
Trafficking in Marijuana
Both are set to make
their first court appearance
in Yorkton on July 9, 2012.
RCMP Melville/Ituna
Vehicle Roll overs
The Melville/Ituna
RCMP report that on June
15th at around 8:00 AM
they were advised of a single vehicle rollover on
highway #9 north of
Debuc, Saskatchewan.
Police attended the hospital and found that a 27 year
old female from Yorkton
was being treated for
injuries, prior to being
transferred to Regina. At
the scene police determined that the 1995 Ford
Explorer she had been
driving northbound, had
wandered into the northbound ditch, then swerved
into the southbound ditch
rolling at least six times.
The matter remains under
investigation. Alcohol,
and speed are considered
contributing factors in the
cause of the roll over.
Later the same day, at
12:49
PM
the
Melville/Ituna RCMP were
called to the scene of
another vehicle roll over
near Crooked Lake on
highway 247. There a
newer Suzuki Swift was
found rolled onto the roadway. It was determined
that the driver lost control
on a gravel portion of the
roadway, and rolled the
vehicle. Operating the
vehicle too fast for road
conditions appears to be
the cause of this roll over.
The 19 year old female
driver from Grenfell was
taken to hospital for treatment. The matter also
remains under investigation by the RCMP.
RCMP Yorkton
Traffic Collision
2012-06-16 - 10:45
p.m.: On June 16th just
before 4:00 pm, Yorkton
RCMP, EMS and Fire Services responded to a 4
vehicle collision on Queen
Street and Allanbrooke
Drive in Yorkton.
Investigation revealed
that two eastbound vehicles collided, causing a
chain reaction with a third
and fourth vehicle.
Fortunately there were
no fatalities, however a
total of seven occupants
were transported to Yorkton Hospital with undetermined injuries.
Alcohol
is
not
believed to be a factor.
Traffic on Queen
Street was re-directed for
approximately 2 and a half
hours.
Fort Qu’Appelle RCMP
Fort Qu'Appelle Multiple Traffic Collisions
Hwy 10
2012-06-16 - 12:52
pm: Fort Qu'Appelle
RCMP are currently on
scene and investigating 2
separate traffic collisions
on Highway 10 approximately 6-8 kms east of
Fort Qu'Appelle. The first
collision occurred shortly
after 11 am this morning
involving two vehicles.
This collision has resulted
in 3 fatalities.
The second collision
occurred around noon, also
on Hwy 10 involving two
vehicles. Several persons
have been injured in this
collision.
Local EMS and Fire
services have responded to
and are at both locations.
Traffic has been
closed in both directions
on Hwy 10 east of Fort
Qu'Appelle and west of
Balcarres.
Fort
Qu'Appelle
RCMP are requesting the
traveling public can detour
on Hwy 35 and to / Hwy
56, the Lebret turn off.
UPDATE: 2012-06-16 -
3:00 pm: Fort Qu'Appelle
RCMP have confirmed
that three persons have
died, all of whom were
passengers in a car
involved in the collision.
Police have confirmed that
a 44 yr old female, a 10
year old female and a 6 yr
old male were the victims
in the collision. The driver
was injured and received
medical treatment. A passenger in the second vehicle also received medical
treatment. The driver of
the second vehicle was not
injured.
UPDATE: 2012-06-18 10:36 am: RCMP Fort
Qu'Appelle are continuing
the investigation into the
cause of the fatal collision
with the assistance of
RCMP Broadview Traffic
Services. Permission to
release the names of the
deceased has not been
given by the family.
While RCMP were
investigating this collision,
traffic was being diverted
at Fort Qu'Appelle through
# 56 hwy for east-bound
traffic and at # 10 hwy and
# 56 hwy junction approximately 3 kms west of Balcarres for west-bound traffic. Approximately an hour
after the fatal collision, a
Ford Pick-up truck driven
by 23 year old , Mychal
RAHRICH of Eire, Colorado, USA approached
the junction of # 56 and #
10 and proceeded to head
west-bound on # 10. Realizing that he took a wrong
turn he proceeded to make
a u-turn to head east-bound
and as he approached the
emergency vehicle and
personnel who were
diverting traffic at this
junction failed to slow
down and collided with a
east-bound vehicle who
was making a turn on to
hwy #56. Five occupants
who were in the eastbound vehicle were treated
and released by EMS at
the scene. A 38 year old
male passenger in the pickup truck was transported to
Indian Head Hospital for
non-life
threatening
injuries.
Mychal
RAHRICH has been
charged with three
offences under the Traffic
Safety Act which are:
Drive without valid drivers
licence, Drive without due
care and attention and fail
to yield to emergency
vehicle.
RCMP Battlefords
Aggravated Assault
2012-06-17 - 4:00
p.m.: On 2012-06-17 at
1:30 a.m., Battlefords
Municipal RCMP received
a 911 call from a 14 year
old. RCMP were told that
the 14 year old and his 16
year old friend were walking home when they were
approached by several
males who proceeded to
bear spray them both without warning. The 14 year
old ran away, however the
16 year old was caught and
beaten. RCMP attended to
the 1900 block area of
110th Street and located
the 16 year old male with
life threatening injuries.
The 16 year old was transported to Battlefords
Union Hospital, where he
was stabilized, and then
sent on to the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. The 16 year old
remains in serious but stable condition.
The resulting investigation has resulted in
charges of aggravated
assault, and various
weapons charges for the
bear spray on 2 youths: 15
Year old Male from North
Battleford; An arrest warrant has also been issued
for a 16 year old male,
from North Battleford
(This 16 year old is not the
victim). The 15 and 17
year old will make their
first court appearances on
Monday June 18 at
1000hrs, North Battleford
Provincial Court.
The victims and
accused did know each
other but it does not appear
there is any previous history.
Battlefords Municipal
Detachment and Municipal
GIS continue to investigate
and additional charges are
pending.
RCMP Biggar
Multiple Vehicle Thefts
2012-06-18 - 5:50
p.m.: Between June 13th
and June 16th, Biggar
RCMP received numerous
complaints in Biggar and
Perdue about stolen vehicles and theft from vehicles. The suspects had
searched through at least
13 vehicles to steal various
personal
belongings
including
electronic
devices and cash. The suspects had also stolen 6
vehicles during this time
period. All of the stolen
vehicles have now been
recovered.
Members from Biggar
Detachment arrested three
males in the early morning
hours on June 16th in Biggar after locating one of
the stolen vehicles driving
on Main Street. Two of the
three males are 17 years
old. The third male is 18
year old Cole Galongo. All
three males are from
Saskatoon. They were
brought before a justice of
the peace and released on
conditions and are now
charged for possession of
stolen property and flight
from police.
Members from Saskatoon Forensic Identification Section have been
called to assist in these
investigations. Additional
charges may be pending
based on the results of
these investigations.
The males will be
appearing in Provincial
Court on Monday, August
13th at 10:00 AM in Biggar for their first appearance to the charges.
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The first place to start
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